[Imc-radio] minutes for 3.2.04 meeting

[Molly Stentz]

Howdy-
Wow, I got this msg 3 times so I guess I have to read it!!! :)

Yes, Sky Hall and I went to one of their Earth day open houses in the
past. It is a neat place - we dubbed it as Chicago's Eco-burb since many
there commute to Chicago daily (quite a trek) and seemed to have fled to
it seeking refuge from the city.  There are people there who found a way
to work for the community, though, like the dude who runs the phone
company, and they would be good to interview.  I can look for my file on
it - I know I have contact info for folks there. It was also interesting 
to me that they had a goal of becoming entirely self-reliant in the 
their food production system for the community. I remember that seemed to 
be on a further horizon, but they had some good wild asparagus- yum.

I can't remember if we ended up doing a piece on it. I know that Andy 
Trull produced a piece on the MREA fair that we went to in WI - the 
largest renewable energy fair in the world, held annually, here in the 
midwest, which may contain some related background info. Anyway, 
I have a ton of stuff on RE and I would be happy to be a gopher and 
collect and synthesize background info on topics, if that is needed. 
Let me know what you're looking for and when you need it by. 

-Molly


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On Wed, 3 Mar 2004, Danielle Chynoweth wrote:

> Hi PK -
> 
> I think Molly might have done things on Stelle in the past.  I am ccing 
> her.
> 
> This is a _great_story idea and I am glad you are doing it.
> 
> As for meeting times - I would love to have you.  Sandra and I and anyone 
> else who shows up can discuss moving the meetings at the next meeting.
> 
> d
> 
> On Wed, 3 Mar 2004 herringb at prairienet.org wrote:
> 
> > hi IMC Radio group
> > 
> > Has anyone done a piece on Stelle, Illinois, or on Earth Day in Stelle,
> > IL, for IMCRN in the past?  If so, PLEASE contact me and let me hear the
> > piece you did, so that I don't retread old news without mentioning your
> > piece.  Or if you remember such a piece but don't recall who produced it,
> > please tell me, and I'll search through the archive.
> > 
> > Here's a proposal for the feature I'd like to contribute:
> > 
> > The Community of Stelle, Illinois, located 30 miles Southwest of Kankakee,
> > is known as the "Solar Power Capital of the Midwest."  It runs its own
> > independent telephone company, electric utility, and is in the process of
> > establishing a chlorine-free drinking water processing utility.  The
> > people of Stelle also helped build the first ever straw-bale house in
> > Illinois.
> > 
> > The history of the community is rather a strange one:  The town was
> > founded in 1963 by a non-profit organization dedicated to the New
> > Age/mystical teachings of Richard Kieninger.  Kieninger later proved to be
> > a charlatan cult figure, and the Stelle community distanced itself from
> > him and his teachings.  Today, the town is dedicated to research and
> > implementation of developments in sustainable living, natural building,
> > renewable energy, permaculture, and people-power.
> > 
> > On April 25, Stelle will host its annual Earth Day Open House, featuring
> > tours and presentations about its water, electric, telephone, and internet
> > utilities, its nearby straw-bale house, its permaculture gardens, and its
> > way of doing things in general.
> > 
> > I hope to do some interviews with people in Stelle, and then produce a 7
> > or 8 minute piece to be aired on IMCRN on April 19.  The piece will
> > provide background and preview in order to "plug" Stelle's Earth Day Open
> > House.
> > 
> > I will keep an eye on IMCRN meeting notes to see who the producer of the
> > 4/19 show will be, and hook in with that person ASAP.
> > 
> > Meanwhile, please add my story to the whiteboard, and PLEASE PLEASE do let
> > me know if there is ever a chance of an IMC Radio News meeting after 8PM
> > on a Monday or Tuesday.  That would be when I could attend.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > paulkotheimer:)
> > 
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